Electronic Books

Solving Complex Problems for Structures and Bridges using ABAQUS Finite Element Package / Farzad Hejazi, Hojjat Mohammadi Esfahani

Aims to present specific complicated and puzzling challenges encountered for application of the Finite Element Method (FEM) ...

Speaking English as a Second Language : Learners' Problems and Coping Strategies / Alireza Jamshidnejad

This book focuses on understanding the process of problem construction in oral communication in foreign language contexts, ...

Spectral Finite Element Method : Wave Propagation, Diagnostics and Control in Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Structures

This book is the first to apply SFEM to inhomogeneous and anisotropic structures in a unified and systematic manner. The ...

Stainless Steel Wires-Engineered Multifunctional Ultra-High Performance Concrete / Sufen Dong, Xinyue Wang, Baoguo Han

Delivers both fundamentals and applications about multifunctional concrete, covering basic principles, properties, mechanisms, ...

Static and Dynamic Analysis of Engineering Structures : Incorporating the Boundary Element Method / Levon G. Petrosian, Vladimir A. Ambartsumian

Illustrates the modern methods of static and dynamic analysis of structures; Provides methods for solving boundary value ...

Statistical and Computational Inverse Problems

The book develops the statistical approach to inverse problems with an emphasis on modeling and computations. The framework ...

Steel Designers' Handbook / Branko E. Gorenc, A. Syam, Ron Tinyou

Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures : Assessment and Repair of Corrosion / By Mohamed Abdallah El-Reedy

Examines the corrosion of reinforced concrete from a practical point of view, highlights protective design and repair procedures, ...

Steel–concrete composite bridges

Steel Concrete Composite Bridges outlines the various forms that modern steel-concrete composite bridges take, from simple ...

Stochastic Optimization

The search for optimal solutions pervades our daily lives. From the scientific point of view, optimization procedures play ...

Stone Conservation: Principles and Practice / Alison Henry

Brings together contributions from leading stone conservation practitioners. It discusses the philosophical principles on ...

Strand Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete Structures / Lei Wang

Focuses on the durability problems of existing prestressed concrete (PC) structures caused by strand corrosion, clarifies ...

Strengthening of Concrete Structures : Unified Design Approach, Numerical Examples and Case Studies / Amr Abdelrahman

Presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and ...

Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges

Stress-ribbon bridges' is the term used to describe structures formed by a very slender concrete deck in the shape of a ...

Stroh Formalism and Rayleigh Waves

The exposition is divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 gives a succinct introduction to the Stroh formalism so that the ...

Structural Appraisal of Iron Framed Textile Mills

Begins with a broad overview of mill building structures and their development, illustrated with examples of mill construction ...

Structural Concrete: Theory and Design / M. Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer

Covers the historical background of structural concrete; advantages and disadvantages; codes and practice; and design philosophy ...

Structural Concrete: Theory and Design, 7th Edition / M. Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer

The leading structural concrete design reference for over two decades—updated to reflect the latest ACI 318-19 code A go-to ...

Structural Design of Buildings / Paul Smith

Covering common problems, likely failures and their remedies, this is an essential on-site guide to the behaviour of a building’s ...

Structural Mechanics : Analytical and Numerical Approaches for Structural Analysis / Lingyi Lu, Junbo Jia, Zhuo Tang

Covers both standard and advanced topics of structural mechanics. Standard subjects covered include geometric stability, ...